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Ohio Jewish Chronicle, 1936-07-03

Ohio Jewish Chronicle, 1936-07-03, page 01

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A WEEKLY NEWSPAPER FOR THE JEWISH HOME
¦Volume XVII—^No. 131
COLUMBUS,,OillO, JULY.3, 1936
Per Year $3.00; Per Copy loc
Strictly Confidential
By PHINEAS J. BIRON
Reform Rabbis Demand
War Exemption for Jews
On Religious Grounds
Pliilndclphin Convontion
As cniiveiitions go tin's h the I>ig- jjt,'st,..rt rehiiiuls ant. i>f tlic record rlay al the Cliicaj^ro World's l-'air,., 'I'Kc l>cin(icr<'itic Xationul_ Cunv<;iitiou is not liflil merely in thc large Coiv veiition Hall which scat.s over 12,000 —the whole of Philadelphia ha.'; heen lurned into a Convention Hall.. .On thft, first flour of the llellcv,uc-Strat- ford Hotel is a little rooin open to all failed the Golden room., .That's the prcs.s room, of the Democratic Na¬ tional Convention.. .l^ut from there a little door jealously .guarded hy a few secretaries, leads to thc saiictum... Once you Kct throtlRh th's dgor ypu f;ct into a large parlor.. .There behind a desk sits a rather small, elderly, professional-looking gentleman... Charles MichClson, thc 'master niii'id of the. Democratic publicity machine ...There ,is. nothing worried about hiiii.. .He has a rather naive, gentle smile and an unhurried manner... Out-sule ' radio-camei*a-iiewsrcel news¬ men go nuts tryiufi; to di.scOvcr him; to get the :low down, ..But „ Charlie has done hi.'! ,job so well that he can concentrate, now that the battle has begun, on v,Ual fundanieiital matters, in hi.s private chambers... ¦
Charlie . Charlie is primarily a iicwSpaper- . man.. .He looks for copy all the time and lie. knows that good copy lies about where people least suspect it... He loves research work...He has read,every word tliat Lautloii ever ut- . tered since the; Republican standard bearer became a public figure..,He is a good listener 'because impromptu . conversation gives him ideas and the geiiume rcaction'of the people...Hia nephew works on the Republican pub¬ licity, staff...Some cynics call, the Presidential- campaijgn the' battle of ' the Micliclsons...
Oh Hallo! ; .Who is the distinguished, lady in red with a golden medal on, her belt and an "Honorary Assistant Secre- ., tary-.convention badge dangling oyer her heart.. .Oh . hallo, Mrs. ^Estelle .Stcrutjcrger, executive .director of World Peace ways and executive chairniau . 6i- the Good !?Jeighbor : . League-.. -That gold medal,. incident¬ ally, is the Einstein Peace Award... Estelle is "always .on the go and NEVER loses her sense, of hunipn.... A good-Iookiiig dark youiig lady pas.ses by...It is Mrs. George Backer, the .daughter' of the late Mortimer SchifiF, who is said to.be vc.ry much New-Dealing although her larother, John Schiff. is a rabid antiTRoosevelt man....\nd that petite, smiling, rather, charming lady rushing past is, .Mrs. :.\niia L: Rosenberg', alternate-at-large and director of Social Security for New York, who will play an active part in thc campaign.. -Oh Hallo Mrs. Bertlia Ableman, district delegate of Sussex County, Delaivare.;. Your name should be ,.M)Iewoman because we hear that yoii have Just been nomi-
¦ natcd a member on the Cdmmittee of
¦ Credentials...
How-Do-Yow-Do How do you do Judge Harry M. Fisher, of Illinois....You seem Qtiite chummy with npvernor Horner.*.Is
everything at peace , now between Democrats in your home town?,. .And these two fellows sitting at a small table in front of the WOR mike are none other than Gabriel Heatter; the radio commentator,and Jacob LeiiJht^ man, his sponsor^ president of the Modern Industrial Baiik.,.Heatter is radio's bijst-liked new.s-commeutator nowadays...Biit what wovild his> falher-in-law (Mr,, Hermalin, Yid¬ dish feuilletonist of the defunct Tage- blatt) say if he knew that you have just sigiietl up with Hegrst to replace Edwin Hill on the Hearst Metrotone News Reels..And that well-built gray haired gentleman with the gold badge i.s none other than Clarence Low, Treasurer of the New, York State Democratic Committee.. .He is one of the real bosses of tbe New York tlclegation aiwl plenty busy but he takes time out to smooth out many of the personal complaints of,people who think they have been slighted... Lehraan ' Governor Herbert Ii. Lehman of New, York, never looked better in his life...His step is springy, his smile almost a grin and any nervousness he ever had has disappeared.. .He is lie- ing trailed by the newsboys aa if he were a Ziegfeld beauty .-..Tlie ques¬ tion as to whether he is going to.rim is uppermost in many minds...Tliere is a lot of open talfc here that Lemke, Father Coughlin's marionette third-, jiarty, candidate, is being financed by (Continued on page- 3)
¦CA1M-: \[AY; N. J. (WNS)-"Rc- aliinning its conviction that "con- ^cicnti()Us objection'to military scr\iee is in accordance witli the highest lii- terprtValion of Judaism/' the 'ITth an- nnal convcntiiin of the Central Con¬ ference of Ainerican Rabbis adopted a resolutinn recommended by its social ju.stice commission petitioning the Uiiited States Government "to grant Jewi.sh religious conscientious objec¬ tors to war the same exemption from military, service as has long bce'n granted to members of the Society of Friends and similar religious orgahixa- tioiis." The convention also endorsed Senator Robert M. LaFollette's res¬ olution calling for an investigation of violations of civil liberties and voted to establish, constructive clubs, and classes for neglected children in an cl- fort to eradicate crime through elinii'^ nation of child delinquency.
The, Conference's peace resolution ¦also coinniended the Roosevelt admin¬ istration's good lieiglibor policy and the recii)rocal' trade ' agreements, op- po.scd military training in the schools and authorized the organization to sponsor a more intensive program of peace education during the coming year. For' this purpo.sc an allotment of five, times' the previous amount was voted. The Conference de-, nouticed Fascism and, Conimunisin as incompatible with, the democratic philo-sophy. of. Judaism arid went ori record as favoring establi.shment of "a thoroughly, socialized democracy tlirough "the orderly methods bf, democratic procedure." Education for marriage and preparation for.family life arc to be placed .upon a,scientific, ba.sis with the adoption of a resolution to create a committee or commission on niarriage, the faniily and the home. This body will be aiithorized tp or¬ ganize a program of education aiid service that will aid membe'rs, of the Conference in their efforts to 'safe¬ guard marriage' and ^conserve the family, ¦ "
The ¦ validity of ,.a . Judaism.tliat originates in Jewish lodges, welfare and .philanthropic organizations with no regard for the synagogue vvas at¬ tacked by Rabbi Felix A. Levy of Chicago in his presidential message. Addressing sharp criticism to Jewish activities that "flout religion and flaunt' secularism", Rabbi Levy de¬ clared that the Jndaism they offer as . a substitute for the Judaism of the synagogue is., nondescript. "Lodgi Judaism, despite the religious ritual of initiation and synagogiie. affiliation of a portion, large or small, of the mem¬ bership, is no substitute for Jewish religious life," he asserted. No fra¬ ternal order can speak for Israel and thus take .a privilege that, belongs to the synagogue alone. Philanthropic Judaism will soon be emptied of all Jewish content if the syhiigbgues do not take control and show leadership. "As rabbis, we.have tolerated this situation far .too long arid wc must insist, even. though it may cost us contributions arid loss of skilled social workers, that no one who is not syna- gogue-mindc<l and interested .in reli-: gion has the right to any position .of responsibility in the , Jewish coni;
JewJsh Fund Meeting a Tremendous Success
The United Jewish Fund of Columbus opened its lO^fi cam- , paign Thursday evening, .Tunc 2.5, at Hie Winding Hollow Club with about IflO mon in att<;ntl- ance. All of those prcBcnt in¬ creased their subscriptions sub¬ stantially over,past ycnrs^ with a result that a siim in excess of $25,000 was swbsctibed. There were no outside speakers prcsi- ent. The story of the local and foreign situations was briefly presented l>y Edwin J. Schan^ fai^ber. President; of the United Jewish Fuild. Remarks in addi¬ tion thereto were made by Simon Lazarus, .S. M. Levy and Alfred A. Bcnesch, State Director of Commercci
Solicitors aire now calling upon the community for additional subscriptions. Approximately .$10,000 ia still nccdt-d to meet this year's quota. ,
Palestine Jewry Issue&Jtatement ^
ROOSEVELT PLEDGES WAR ON FASCISM
PHILADELPHIA ' (WNS) -r- Voicing his and the American peopje's unswerving faith "in the soundness of democracy in the midst of dictator¬ ships," President Franklin. D. Roose¬ velt, in a speech ^accepting renomina- tion as the Presidential candidate of the Democratic Partyi told a huge audience of 100,000 at Franklin Field that thc New peal is not only waging "a. waf against want, and destitution arid economic demoralization" ,, at home but a war ."for the survival of democracy" for -"ourselves and for the ivbrld.'
Flinging down a challenge to the foes .of the New Deal, whom he branded as "economic royalists", ,the President made it plain that he i^c- garded his fight, "against economic tyranny" as a battle , against those who woiild; displace American democ¬ racy by Fascism "or some other form of .authoritarian government. Without
Wise Finds British Opinion
Impressed by Jewish
Discipline
T.ONDON (VVNS—Palcor A^'cucy) —The -Splendid leadership anil mag¬ nificent <Iiscipline. (li.-^iilaywl by Jews in Palestine arc liaving .^ profound effect on Briti.'ili pijhlic ripinioii, it was declared here by Dv. StqiVicn S.Wise. American Jewish Ifatrcr, whii has been in, .constant consultklinn - witli Juwi-sh ;md British, Icadefj since his ..arrival here. Dr. Wist ,fiho, indicated- tliat tcinixirary .Help to jtlic Palestine Jew¬ ish .community niay lioconie necessary, for the first time, but warned against the iuipression that l^ale.stiile, was eii- Ipriiig a .stage of eCoiioitiic dependence. Aid would .be only temporary, until the effects of .the disorders had Olear.cdaway, he ^tressed. Dr. Wise, who i.s-. Chairman of the United Pal¬ estine Appeal , atid; President of the Anicrican Jewish Cangress, came here at thc invitation ,0? Dr. Chaim' Wciz- manii, PresidontV; of th^ Jewish Agency, aiid David'!;)enGLirioii, Chair¬ man bf the Executive. Reviewing the Zionist situation,'Dr. Wise said :
"After a few days in London, these facts''stand oUt: ..Fir.st, I am im¬ pressed with the leadership which has courageously.enforced magnificent dispipline in Palestine and is wisely winning British piiblic opinion. T-Icar- iiig the echoes of!;the debate in the House of Goirimoiis, in which,. Lloyd George's, superb apjieal was outstand- .ing, plus the sympathetic statement by drmsby-Gorc, who: is, happily, ac¬ quainted with Palestine at first hand and is concerned, with- the country's welfare apaft from'tbe relationship to the Balfour Declaration, there is rea¬ son to be encouriigeti. My second impression is tliat the Mandatory Gov¬ ernment cannot jjieid to violencej which is not, raciat aiid not political but banditry disguii^d as political dis¬ orders. :There ,is .fiot only , Ormsby- Gore's .statcment.i^fj^it I am expecting
World Jewry Summoned to
Prayer for Palestine
On July 7th
J E R U S A L E M. (WNS—Palcor .A^gency)—The Jew.s of the world are summnncd lo a'ssemhlo in their syna¬ gogues for afternoon prayer on Tues¬ day, July 7tli .(7fli of Tammuz) to call upon God to intercede on behalf of the Jews r)f Palestine Ijecause of the dis- or<lcr.s. which hav'e ravaged 'the land during the past ten weeks, is the sum- liibns contained in a: proclamation is¬ sued by tlie Chief Rabbinate of Tel I Aviv
Polish Jewry Stunned by
Przytyk Pogrom Trial
Verdict
WARSAW (WNS)—SUimied by the -• verdict of the Uadoni district courti which sentenced ll^of. the M Jewish defendants in the sensational Przytyk progroin, trial to long prison tenns while letting, off most uf the ¦l.t .polish defendants with 'compar-ii- tively.'light sentences. Polish Jewry is ill widespread mourning over what it regards as a inajor miscarr'agc of justice. Jewi.sh theatres every where
Copies were dispatched to. arc. closed, the synagogues are hold-
rabbis, in every part of the world. I July 7th was selected because the ITtli of Tammu7.'is a sacred fast day of Jewi.sh history,' recording, the breaching of the wall of Jerusalem whey it; was attacked by Nebucliad- ne?.?.ar- in 586 B, C. E- and the second destruction bf Jernsalerii by Titus in .70 C. E. The day is traditibnaily pne of fa.^t and mourning. The ap¬ peal for world-wide prayer is takcir iis an indication of the seriousness pf developments in the Palestine situa¬ tion.
Umted Jewish Fund Junior Division to Be Organized
-Miss Regiiia Mae Kobacker and Miss .Jaric'Scaiifarber will act as Co- chairmen of the Junior Division of thc United Jewish. Furid! This branch of the work is organized for the pur-, pose of interesting y.oiing people of school age and iil- the early years of tlicir employment to contribute from one to ten dollars, so as tp familiarize the entire community,, the young as well as the old,, with the idea of lielpfulnL'ss arid giving.
Tlie Jurtjor Division expects tc> raise a substantial sum of money and
ing special-services fur the convictwl Jews and' the more pioUs Jews are fasting. Recognizing the tremendous indigiiatioU ,of the Jewish polilation, which regards the vet-diet as evidence that the anti-Semitic National Demo¬ crats arc the real ruler.s of Poland, the Jewish press is endeavoring to allay Je\vish anger by tiointing. out that the case is not yet closed, since aii appeal is possible. The Jewish members of the Scjni have issued a ¦plea for a Je\yish general strike, Ihroughpnt the country as a prbtest against! the verdict. The anti-Seiriitcs con.iider the outcome of the trial a great vict.ory. tn Przytyk a iiiob of anti-Semites demonstrated before the house of Jcchiel Loskovv, the Jewish ¦ defendant whp received the longest prison term.
Tlie ariiazing verdict came after a month of testimony talcing in which hundreds of Jewish and PpHsh wit¬ nesses gave, evidence regarding' the sanguinary events at Przytyk on March 9th. Two Jews, Joseph and Gliaya Minkovsky, aiid one Christian, Stanislaw Wiscriiak, were killed when a frenzied mob of anti-Semites ran riot in the town. . Scores of Jews were Injured and ,'property damage suifcrcd by Jews ran into thousaiids
publicwill agree.that tlic Arab tactics*
are intole
admirable.
mentioninB Fascism, Germany, jtaly ¦ "^ . "itolerable aw.l JeYish conduct or the Black Legion by name, the „J"'''f:: , .: .. .1 President nevertheless left no^ doubt',. M?'"'"-'' >mprcsB.on;.s that .t may in the minds of anyone, who heard i''™"","""''^'''' '°f ">=«¦"«' *™'=.'°
munity." Dr", Levy blamed the clash between the American Jewish Com¬ mittee and the American Jewish Con¬ gress on lack of proper organization among American .Jeivry. IJnity of world Israel will be possible only when the call for it comes from the synagogue, he said. .He also warned rabbis against "dcreligionization and de-Judaization" within the synagogue and urged that -Jewish sermons be primarily of Jewish content. "The rabbi's function is not to,discuss the latest play or moving picture or liilyzc the jnost receiit best-seller," he declared.-"The rabbinic ofiice does not include^ the duties of the college professor, tjic dramatic critic or the radio reader."
him say "I am enlisted for-the dura¬ tion of the war" ,for the.survival of democracy. , .,
In deriouncing.thc "economic royal¬ ists'* who "seek to hide behind the flag and the ..Constitution," President Roosevelt made an implied but rinmis- takable attack on the Black Legion arid similar bodies when he said: "In their .blindness they forget .what- the flag and the Constitution stand, for. Now, as always, the ..flag and the Con¬ stitution stand for- democracy, riot tyranny; for freedom, nqt subjection; and against a dictatorship by mob rule aild the ovei-pi"ivileged alike."
He drew thunderous applause when he said: 'Tn this world of ours,, in other lands, there are some people who, in times past, have lived and fought for freedom arid scerti to have grown too weary to carry on the fight, Thcy have sold . their heritage of freedom for the illusion of a living. They have yielded tlioir democf'aey. 1 believe in my heart that only our suc-
has asked every young person in the |of dollars. Fifty-seven were,arrested, cbminunity who is ablej to make al^^ong *'^^"^ ^'^ Jews, and tried for contribution. There, will probably be ^^nslaughter and using firearms. ,. ,
'As the court made public: its ver,-; diet' former judge Beckerman, promi¬ nent Jewish attorney associated witb coiirisel for. tiie Jewish defendants, dropped dead of a, lieart attack brought about, by the shock of the
•tbat~Briti5n'sratt3ffi^';andi''tiie"B!ritislffW^ people
in this group. Co-operation will be asked, from the various young peo¬ ples' organizations^ in the city, such as Youth Temple, A. Z. A., Young
grant temporary help to the sturdy, stalwart members of th^ Yishuv who haye hitherto prcfbrred to help them¬ selves. For the lime, being the eco¬ nomic life of-Palestifte'hasnot been paralyzed but; halted. Business Can be transacted only under the law, whicli is teniporarily suspended through tbe lawlc^snes& of a handful of Arabs. It is not generally known that part of; the maintenance of the special watchriien, though , officially sanctioned: by : tlte Government, is borne by the Jews. Jews are. hot re¬ ceiving subsidies from alien, sources. Whatever their temporary needs, they must come from Jews in other coun¬ tries. I am afraid lest those who dp not understand m;iy iiiiagirte .that the Yishuv is enterin|f'economic depend¬ ence. In fact, thc temporary need of Palestine Jey/s ari.^es out of enforced idleness and the i-eribus interruption of commercial tmilic, which will be resumed, immediately after the restoira tioii of order. A few days in Lon.
Judaea,, Junior Hadassah and Yourig Israel.
cess can stir their ancierit hope. They '»""• ^^^^^ f"» study of the records
and consultation with leaders, confirm my .faith in the unconquerable spirit
begin to know that here in America wc are waiging a great war. It is not alone a war against want and destitu¬ tion and economic demoralization. It is a war for the survival bf democ¬ racy. We are fighting to save a great and precious form ol government for ourselves and for the world,"
Ref. Rabbis Would Make
Synagogue. Council Amer.
Jewry's Spokesman
CAPE MAY, N. J. (WNS)—A special committee to study the impli¬ cations concerned in making the Synagogue Council of America the representative body of American Jewry was appointed by the Central^ Conference of Amerit^an Rabbis at the close of its 47th arimial conven¬ tion, The committee' was iustrycted to report at the next convention. The Conference' also named a special com¬ mittee to confer with leadeKfi of the United Palestine Appeal and the Joint (Continued on page 2)
SPAIN MAV JOIN FRANCE IN OLYMPIC BOYCOTT
MADRID (WNS)-^That Spain may join France irt a refusal to par¬ ticipate officially in the Berlin Olym¬ pics became a distinct possibility when the Leftists, who are in a ma¬ jority in the,'present government, an¬ nounced'their determination to prevent the appropriation of any funds for a Spanish team. As yet Spain has tiot accepted an invitation to send a team to Germany, The Leftists are fight¬ ing fflr an appropriation of 200,000 pesetas to finance a Spanish team at the anti-Nazi labor athletic games to be lieltl at .Barcelona from Jiiljj 22 to 2G as. a rival to the Berlin games.
Whole Family of Refugees Suicides in France
PAUIS (WNS) — Unable aiiy longer to endure privation, a whoI<± family of German Jewish refugees committed suicide in the city qf Valens. The family consisted - of Kari Bacharach, his wife and a son and daughter.
ol the people and the effectiveness of the Zionist leadership in this time of crisis;*'
Next week Dr, Wise will leave for a. visit to Rumania and Poland, where he will speak at r.ucliarest, Warsaw, Vihia, Lwow; Krakow, Cluj aiid Cer- nauti, '
Switzerland Btins Fascist and Nazi AtiitatioH
, BERNE. SWITZERLAND (WNS)—Moving swiftly to, crush the large number of Fascist, Nazi and anti-Semitic organizations, thc. Swiss Federal iCouncil passed a bill designed to outlaw all aticmpta "against the independence of llie Swiss Confed¬ eration." Aimed ,s|iecilica(ly at Fas¬ cist and Nazi' grouiis, the hill provides imprisonment of onj tp five years for persons guilty of acts .tending to en¬ danger Swiss independence or to pro¬ voke foreign interference in Swiss ai- fairs.
FOUR JEWISH ATHLETES
QUALIFY FOR OLYMPIC
FINALS
CAMBRIDGE, MASS. (WNS)— Martin Glickman, former Brooklyn schoolboy star, was the only Jewish trackman from the Fast and South to win a place in the Olympic finals ivHen he won the 10(>-meter dash in the. Eastern tryouts at Harvard Stadium, Gliekinan won over Ben Johnson, colored speedster, by a yard.
MILWAUKEE. (WNS) — Two Jews from the Middle West clinched places,in the Olympic.'track and field finals by winning second, place in their events at the Mid-Western regional trials. They are Sam Stoller, U. of Michigan, lOO-meterdash, and Abra¬ ham lioseiikrantz, Michigan Staje Normal, 800-meter run.
LOS ANGELKS (WNS)—Run¬ ning triie to form, Phil Levy of Stan- foi-d University,-assured himself of n place.in the'Olympic track and field finals when his toss of 104 feet \Y& inches in the discus throw gave him first place in that event!at the Far Western regional trials.
NEWYORK (WNS)—Unless she shows an unexpected form reversal iri the final tryout.*;. Miss Janice Li fsbn of Elizabiith, N. J., won a place, on the American women's Olympic swim¬ ming team when she look third place in the '1-meters . springboartl dive at llic women's national A. A. U., out¬ door champioriships. Scoring 128.37 points,. ilissLifsoii trailed the winner by 4.29 points.
IIACKKNSACK, N. J. (WNS)- Miss Norma Taubele won her fifth tennis title of the year when, teamed up with, another Jewess, Miss Grace Surher, she defeated MilHcent Hirsh and Rebea Ktrson C-3, fi-2 for the New Jersey women's doubles cham- pioriahip.
decision^
The verdict acquitted four of the l^oles tried for the .murder of the Minkowskys,. sentenced three to one" year ¦ imprisonment: ¦., each- arid the other 30 Polish defendants to. terins of six; months each. JocliielLoskow,' 19-year-otd, Jew, received the longest .sentence, eight years in prison, when he was found guilty. o,f firiri^ the shots thatjkilled Wisczniak. Sentences ranging from six to .eight months' imprisonment were given fo 10 Jevvish lefcndants: Eli.e.z.er Kirshenevitz, Isaac Friedman, Isaac Bonda, Leibel Langa, Saul Krangel, Morris Fersht, Raphael Hoenig, Jacob Zeide, Abra-
Ladies Mizrachi to Meet
The Ladies Mizrachi Society will meet at 2:30, o'clock Sunday after¬ noon at the Agudath Achim Syna¬ gogue.
Mrs. M, Finkelilein, president of the organization, takes this means of thanking those who helped make their recent picnic the success that it was..
J JERUSALEM (WNS—Palcor Agoiicy)-^A lengthy L-'-point' state¬ ment of the Jewi'^h casein Palestine . has been i*:sued by .the Palestine mem-, JK'rs 'if tlie .Actions C<miniittee of the Wcprld Zionist Organization ;ls an ac¬ count of the .status of thc disorders' and as an appeal fuf "united and vig- urous, |iolitical action" to .support f'alestinc Jewry. The P2th point de¬ clares: ."Numerous arc (Uir victims.
d' lieavy are orir losses, but pur spirit reniaiiLs uiibroken. In the niidsl of war wc do not forget that bur aim is peace and in the midst of destruc¬ tion wc will not eea.sc building. Fac-' ing crticl attacks iind malevolent dc-r .signs,', we rcniain confident of the jus-, . tice of onr cause, knov^ing that our creative power and eternal Israel will overcome all obstacles in thc way of his rcdempHon." ., . ¦,'
Thc pthci' 11 points- of this "nies- . sage '.wldrcBsed to the Jewish people" are:
1. The Arab. strike, inspired by racial hatred, aims at the .suppression of Jews by murderous attacks on in¬ nocent'people; and is imposed by vio-- lence and terrorism .against' Arab workers and traders who desire .peace . and the continiiance of the work from-' which they derive, their livelihood. - Thc strike is.devoid of economic sig¬ nificance, since it. affects neither the Arab peasantry ribr Haifa harbor nor international and Jewish enterprises. The true character, of the stride is re¬ vealed by thc inisdceds which accom¬ pany it, such as, tl^e dislocation of communication.':, destruction of water supply, burning of. fields and build¬ ings, uprooting of trees, .'throwing bomb's in crowded streets and ambush- ¦¦ ing tbe forces of law and Jewish set-, llements. The strike has loosed upon, the country terrorist gangs which arc spreading death iind arson in thejand. .
2. In the face of this iwar .directed at the Yishuv and Jewish; natibnal aspirations, .'and , of racial, and reli¬ gious' 'incitement. among the Arab masses, the" Government failed to; adopt adequate nieagUT^'s'te^iairip.'Oiil:';!^ the enl at .the start. . Government weakness, vacillation arid, lack/ of, resolute policy reduced the country to . a state of anarchy. Of ;tlie Jaffa mui-- ' dcrer.s whose brutal'deeds were done in. open daylight only one has so far been convicted. Alost of the assassins, and incendiaries, have not been appre- hendcdj rior have their traces been followed up. The dertiands b£ tlw at¬ tacked Jews for defense were met belatedly arid insufficiently. Resolute declarations, by the Governinent wer^ , of no avail since nb corresponding deeds followed. Such official weak¬ ness encouraged the ringleaders and. enabled them to induce their followers to arm theinselves for' a prolonged, struggle, and gave the forces of de¬ struction belief in .their ultimate tri¬ umph. The .Government failed also to avail itself of publicity' by radio
ham Habcrberger and Eliezer Feld-j jiroclamations and the press to en- burg. Three Jews' wi^re acquitted.
DEAD SEA PLANT BEGINS EXPANSION
¦ J E R U S A L E M( WNS-Palcor Agency)—Ignoring tiie present dis-: turbances in the country, the Palestine Potash Coinpany began the expansion of its plant on thc southern shore of the Dead ,Sea at Sodom and Gomor¬ rah, where'a new factory, is. being erected. . The additional plant wilLbe larger than the present' potash ex¬ traction works on the north shore of the Dead Sea.: One hundred and twenty Jewish workers are now em¬ ployed at Sodom, most of them from the Kibbutz Meuhadi The only com¬ munication they have with the rest of the country is by boats which op¬ erate twice weekly, ' ,
Card of Appreciation
Rabbi and Mrs. Leopold Greenwald take this means of expressing their sincerest thanks and deepest, apprecia¬ tion to,the Beth Jacob Sisterhood for the honor bestowed upon them at a function held last Tuesday evening, June 23. The Rabbi is also appre¬ ciative of the token presented to him on this occasion.
British Set Up Permarient , Aid Body for Gerinan 1 Scholars
LONDON. (V/NS)-^Having suc- ceedeti in finding permanent positions for,3fi3 of the-700 ousted German scholars and in furnishing temporary positions for 324 others, the Academic Assistance Council, organized over a year ago as a temporary body, has now been established as a perinanent agency as the Society for the Protec¬ tion of Science and Learning in order to raise a fuyd from which to award fellowships in British and other iinir' verslties to exiled German servants.
Brotherhood Board to Meet
The Board of the Temple Israel Brotherhood will meet Tuesday eve¬ ning, July 7, at 7:30 o'clock at the Temple. Matters of utmost iinpor-- tance are to be brought wp for con¬ sideration by Pres. Sig L. Weisskerz.
lighten the Arabs and prevent the sprea!d„ of, incitement to lawlessness, . 3. Because of the small proportion of Jews employed on Government works, public services, ports, law , courts, civil service, police and Trans¬ jordan Frontier Force, the machinery of Government was unable to function effectively. The Jews being inade¬ quately represented in the defense ad¬ ministration and vital services, these could not, hold their own during the troubles. Where the Jewis were rep¬ resented, in the police: and public services aiid Haifa port, they actually prevented a paralysis of these services.
4. Credit .is due the Government for assistance rendered, in opening the Levant Fair at the fixed time, 'estab¬ lishing. Government offices at Tel, A vie, granting permission for unload¬ ing oh the Tel Aviv shore, enlisting additional Jewish police and, espe¬ cially, granting the labor immigration schedule, by which it manifested. its . deterinination not to yield to violence. These measures, just and necessary in ¦ themselves,'also had thc moral cflrect of encouraging the Yishuv to bear its trials with fortitude and restraint,
5. These beneficial acts by the Government must continue and be ex¬ tended, giving to Jews adequate rep¬ resentation in the security and defense forces; the Tel Aviv Jetty must be develope<l into a real port, and admin¬ istrative o^ices should be established in rural Jewish areas. Among the vital needs as yet unprovided for par¬ ticular emphasis must be laid upon the construction of roads, indispensa¬ ble for security; and compensation must lie granted to thef,sufferers from the disturbances.
6. The Government has not yet af- (Continued on page S)
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Reform Rabbis Demand
War Exemption for Jews
On Religious Grounds
Pliilndclphin Convontion
As cniiveiitions go tin's h the I>ig- jjt,'st,..rt rehiiiuls ant. i>f tlic record rlay al the Cliicaj^ro World's l-'air,., 'I'Kc l>cin(icr falher-in-law (Mr,, Hermalin, Yid¬ dish feuilletonist of the defunct Tage- blatt) say if he knew that you have just sigiietl up with Hegrst to replace Edwin Hill on the Hearst Metrotone News Reels..And that well-built gray haired gentleman with the gold badge i.s none other than Clarence Low, Treasurer of the New, York State Democratic Committee.. .He is one of the real bosses of tbe New York tlclegation aiwl plenty busy but he takes time out to smooth out many of the personal complaints of,people who think they have been slighted... Lehraan ' Governor Herbert Ii. Lehman of New, York, never looked better in his life...His step is springy, his smile almost a grin and any nervousness he ever had has disappeared.. .He is lie- ing trailed by the newsboys aa if he were a Ziegfeld beauty .-..Tlie ques¬ tion as to whether he is going to.rim is uppermost in many minds...Tliere is a lot of open talfc here that Lemke, Father Coughlin's marionette third-, jiarty, candidate, is being financed by (Continued on page- 3)
¦CA1M-: \[AY; N. J. (WNS)-"Rc- aliinning its conviction that "con- ^cicnti()Us objection'to military scr\iee is in accordance witli the highest lii- terprtValion of Judaism/' the 'ITth an- nnal convcntiiin of the Central Con¬ ference of Ainerican Rabbis adopted a resolutinn recommended by its social ju.stice commission petitioning the Uiiited States Government "to grant Jewi.sh religious conscientious objec¬ tors to war the same exemption from military, service as has long bce'n granted to members of the Society of Friends and similar religious orgahixa- tioiis." The convention also endorsed Senator Robert M. LaFollette's res¬ olution calling for an investigation of violations of civil liberties and voted to establish, constructive clubs, and classes for neglected children in an cl- fort to eradicate crime through elinii'^ nation of child delinquency.
The, Conference's peace resolution ¦also coinniended the Roosevelt admin¬ istration's good lieiglibor policy and the recii)rocal' trade ' agreements, op- po.scd military training in the schools and authorized the organization to sponsor a more intensive program of peace education during the coming year. For' this purpo.sc an allotment of five, times' the previous amount was voted. The Conference de-, nouticed Fascism and, Conimunisin as incompatible with, the democratic philo-sophy. of. Judaism arid went ori record as favoring establi.shment of "a thoroughly, socialized democracy tlirough "the orderly methods bf, democratic procedure." Education for marriage and preparation for.family life arc to be placed .upon a,scientific, ba.sis with the adoption of a resolution to create a committee or commission on niarriage, the faniily and the home. This body will be aiithorized tp or¬ ganize a program of education aiid service that will aid membe'rs, of the Conference in their efforts to 'safe¬ guard marriage' and ^conserve the family, ¦ "
The ¦ validity of ,.a . Judaism.tliat originates in Jewish lodges, welfare and .philanthropic organizations with no regard for the synagogue vvas at¬ tacked by Rabbi Felix A. Levy of Chicago in his presidential message. Addressing sharp criticism to Jewish activities that "flout religion and flaunt' secularism", Rabbi Levy de¬ clared that the Jndaism they offer as . a substitute for the Judaism of the synagogue is., nondescript. "Lodgi Judaism, despite the religious ritual of initiation and synagogiie. affiliation of a portion, large or small, of the mem¬ bership, is no substitute for Jewish religious life," he asserted. No fra¬ ternal order can speak for Israel and thus take .a privilege that, belongs to the synagogue alone. Philanthropic Judaism will soon be emptied of all Jewish content if the syhiigbgues do not take control and show leadership. "As rabbis, we.have tolerated this situation far .too long arid wc must insist, even. though it may cost us contributions arid loss of skilled social workers, that no one who is not syna- gogue-mindcy Edwin J. Schan^ fai^ber. President; of the United Jewish Fuild. Remarks in addi¬ tion thereto were made by Simon Lazarus, .S. M. Levy and Alfred A. Bcnesch, State Director of Commercci
Solicitors aire now calling upon the community for additional subscriptions. Approximately .$10,000 ia still nccdt-d to meet this year's quota. ,
Palestine Jewry Issue&Jtatement ^
ROOSEVELT PLEDGES WAR ON FASCISM
PHILADELPHIA ' (WNS) -r- Voicing his and the American peopje's unswerving faith "in the soundness of democracy in the midst of dictator¬ ships," President Franklin. D. Roose¬ velt, in a speech ^accepting renomina- tion as the Presidential candidate of the Democratic Partyi told a huge audience of 100,000 at Franklin Field that thc New peal is not only waging "a. waf against want, and destitution arid economic demoralization" ,, at home but a war ."for the survival of democracy" for -"ourselves and for the ivbrld.'
Flinging down a challenge to the foes .of the New Deal, whom he branded as "economic royalists", ,the President made it plain that he i^c- garded his fight, "against economic tyranny" as a battle , against those who woiild; displace American democ¬ racy by Fascism "or some other form of .authoritarian government. Without
Wise Finds British Opinion
Impressed by Jewish
Discipline
T.ONDON (VVNS—Palcor A^'cucy) —The -Splendid leadership anil mag¬ nificent raise a substantial sum of money and
ing special-services fur the convictwl Jews and' the more pioUs Jews are fasting. Recognizing the tremendous indigiiatioU ,of the Jewish polilation, which regards the vet-diet as evidence that the anti-Semitic National Demo¬ crats arc the real ruler.s of Poland, the Jewish press is endeavoring to allay Je\vish anger by tiointing. out that the case is not yet closed, since aii appeal is possible. The Jewish members of the Scjni have issued a ¦plea for a Je\yish general strike, Ihroughpnt the country as a prbtest against! the verdict. The anti-Seiriitcs con.iider the outcome of the trial a great vict.ory. tn Przytyk a iiiob of anti-Semites demonstrated before the house of Jcchiel Loskovv, the Jewish ¦ defendant whp received the longest prison term.
Tlie ariiazing verdict came after a month of testimony talcing in which hundreds of Jewish and PpHsh wit¬ nesses gave, evidence regarding' the sanguinary events at Przytyk on March 9th. Two Jews, Joseph and Gliaya Minkovsky, aiid one Christian, Stanislaw Wiscriiak, were killed when a frenzied mob of anti-Semites ran riot in the town. . Scores of Jews were Injured and ,'property damage suifcrcd by Jews ran into thousaiids
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mentioninB Fascism, Germany, jtaly ¦ "^ . "itolerable aw.l JeYish conduct or the Black Legion by name, the „J"'''f:: , .: .. .1 President nevertheless left no^ doubt',. M?'"'"-'' >mprcsB.on;.s that .t may in the minds of anyone, who heard i''™"","""''^'''' '°f ">=«¦"«' *™'=.'°
munity." Dr", Levy blamed the clash between the American Jewish Com¬ mittee and the American Jewish Con¬ gress on lack of proper organization among American .Jeivry. IJnity of world Israel will be possible only when the call for it comes from the synagogue, he said. .He also warned rabbis against "dcreligionization and de-Judaization" within the synagogue and urged that -Jewish sermons be primarily of Jewish content. "The rabbi's function is not to,discuss the latest play or moving picture or liilyzc the jnost receiit best-seller," he declared.-"The rabbinic ofiice does not include^ the duties of the college professor, tjic dramatic critic or the radio reader."
him say "I am enlisted for-the dura¬ tion of the war" ,for the.survival of democracy. , .,
In deriouncing.thc "economic royal¬ ists'* who "seek to hide behind the flag and the ..Constitution," President Roosevelt made an implied but rinmis- takable attack on the Black Legion arid similar bodies when he said: "In their .blindness they forget .what- the flag and the Constitution stand, for. Now, as always, the ..flag and the Con¬ stitution stand for- democracy, riot tyranny; for freedom, nqt subjection; and against a dictatorship by mob rule aild the ovei-pi"ivileged alike."
He drew thunderous applause when he said: 'Tn this world of ours,, in other lands, there are some people who, in times past, have lived and fought for freedom arid scerti to have grown too weary to carry on the fight, Thcy have sold . their heritage of freedom for the illusion of a living. They have yielded tlioir democf'aey. 1 believe in my heart that only our suc-
has asked every young person in the |of dollars. Fifty-seven were,arrested, cbminunity who is ablej to make al^^ong *'^^"^ ^'^ Jews, and tried for contribution. There, will probably be ^^nslaughter and using firearms. ,. ,
'As the court made public: its ver,-; diet' former judge Beckerman, promi¬ nent Jewish attorney associated witb coiirisel for. tiie Jewish defendants, dropped dead of a, lieart attack brought about, by the shock of the
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in this group. Co-operation will be asked, from the various young peo¬ ples' organizations^ in the city, such as Youth Temple, A. Z. A., Young
grant temporary help to the sturdy, stalwart members of th^ Yishuv who haye hitherto prcfbrred to help them¬ selves. For the lime, being the eco¬ nomic life of-Palestifte'hasnot been paralyzed but; halted. Business Can be transacted only under the law, whicli is teniporarily suspended through tbe lawlc^snes& of a handful of Arabs. It is not generally known that part of; the maintenance of the special watchriien, though , officially sanctioned: by : tlte Government, is borne by the Jews. Jews are. hot re¬ ceiving subsidies from alien, sources. Whatever their temporary needs, they must come from Jews in other coun¬ tries. I am afraid lest those who dp not understand m;iy iiiiagirte .that the Yishuv is enterin|f'economic depend¬ ence. In fact, thc temporary need of Palestine Jey/s ari.^es out of enforced idleness and the i-eribus interruption of commercial tmilic, which will be resumed, immediately after the restoira tioii of order. A few days in Lon.
Judaea,, Junior Hadassah and Yourig Israel.
cess can stir their ancierit hope. They '»""• ^^^^^ f"» study of the records
and consultation with leaders, confirm my .faith in the unconquerable spirit
begin to know that here in America wc are waiging a great war. It is not alone a war against want and destitu¬ tion and economic demoralization. It is a war for the survival bf democ¬ racy. We are fighting to save a great and precious form ol government for ourselves and for the world,"
Ref. Rabbis Would Make
Synagogue. Council Amer.
Jewry's Spokesman
CAPE MAY, N. J. (WNS)—A special committee to study the impli¬ cations concerned in making the Synagogue Council of America the representative body of American Jewry was appointed by the Central^ Conference of Amerit^an Rabbis at the close of its 47th arimial conven¬ tion, The committee' was iustrycted to report at the next convention. The Conference' also named a special com¬ mittee to confer with leadeKfi of the United Palestine Appeal and the Joint (Continued on page 2)
SPAIN MAV JOIN FRANCE IN OLYMPIC BOYCOTT
MADRID (WNS)-^That Spain may join France irt a refusal to par¬ ticipate officially in the Berlin Olym¬ pics became a distinct possibility when the Leftists, who are in a ma¬ jority in the,'present government, an¬ nounced'their determination to prevent the appropriation of any funds for a Spanish team. As yet Spain has tiot accepted an invitation to send a team to Germany, The Leftists are fight¬ ing fflr an appropriation of 200,000 pesetas to finance a Spanish team at the anti-Nazi labor athletic games to be lieltl at .Barcelona from Jiiljj 22 to 2G as. a rival to the Berlin games.
Whole Family of Refugees Suicides in France
PAUIS (WNS) — Unable aiiy longer to endure privation, a whoI-meter dash in the. Eastern tryouts at Harvard Stadium, Gliekinan won over Ben Johnson, colored speedster, by a yard.
MILWAUKEE. (WNS) — Two Jews from the Middle West clinched places,in the Olympic.'track and field finals by winning second, place in their events at the Mid-Western regional trials. They are Sam Stoller, U. of Michigan, lOO-meterdash, and Abra¬ ham lioseiikrantz, Michigan Staje Normal, 800-meter run.
LOS ANGELKS (WNS)—Run¬ ning triie to form, Phil Levy of Stan- foi-d University,-assured himself of n place.in the'Olympic track and field finals when his toss of 104 feet \Y& inches in the discus throw gave him first place in that event!at the Far Western regional trials.
NEWYORK (WNS)—Unless she shows an unexpected form reversal iri the final tryout.*;. Miss Janice Li fsbn of Elizabiith, N. J., won a place, on the American women's Olympic swim¬ ming team when she look third place in the '1-meters . springboartl dive at llic women's national A. A. U., out¬ door champioriships. Scoring 128.37 points,. ilissLifsoii trailed the winner by 4.29 points.
IIACKKNSACK, N. J. (WNS)- Miss Norma Taubele won her fifth tennis title of the year when, teamed up with, another Jewess, Miss Grace Surher, she defeated MilHcent Hirsh and Rebea Ktrson C-3, fi-2 for the New Jersey women's doubles cham- pioriahip.
decision^
The verdict acquitted four of the l^oles tried for the .murder of the Minkowskys,. sentenced three to one" year ¦ imprisonment: ¦., each- arid the other 30 Polish defendants to. terins of six; months each. JocliielLoskow,' 19-year-otd, Jew, received the longest .sentence, eight years in prison, when he was found guilty. o,f firiri^ the shots thatjkilled Wisczniak. Sentences ranging from six to .eight months' imprisonment were given fo 10 Jevvish lefcndants: Eli.e.z.er Kirshenevitz, Isaac Friedman, Isaac Bonda, Leibel Langa, Saul Krangel, Morris Fersht, Raphael Hoenig, Jacob Zeide, Abra-
Ladies Mizrachi to Meet
The Ladies Mizrachi Society will meet at 2:30, o'clock Sunday after¬ noon at the Agudath Achim Syna¬ gogue.
Mrs. M, Finkelilein, president of the organization, takes this means of thanking those who helped make their recent picnic the success that it was..
J JERUSALEM (WNS—Palcor Agoiicy)-^A lengthy L-'-point' state¬ ment of the Jewi'^h casein Palestine . has been i*:sued by .the Palestine mem-, JK'rs 'if tlie .Actions C